Strange Gaze, pt1-Greatwood VP
Log Info
- Title: Strange Gaze, pt1
- Emitter: Jinks
- Characters: Ravenstongue, Shilde, Skielstregar, Telamon, Vaera
- Place: Feypool, the Greatwood
- Time: Sunday, January 23, 2022, 11:00 AM
- Summary: The gnome wizard Kninumpommoeraen is harassing a poor guild bursar as the contracted adventurers arrive at the Kultari Waypoint and prepare for their trip to the Greatwood. The practicality and indulgence of golden statues in ones-own image are debated. Ravenstongue and Telamon would rather have a home to share (Vaera will furnish) and Skielstregar wonders why the gnome would want a demon girlfriend (wait-- who said anything about a demon girlfriend?). Shilde remarks that people always seem to find a way to waste wealth and then wrangles her dog. Disappointed no one wanted to know what gems he'd have in his golden statue, the gnome sends the party to the Feypool without mishap.
Ravenstongue wastes no time in setting off for the digsite lodge, affecting a warface. The others catch her and talk her down, relaxing the half-Sil sorceress before the group finds Ikshama-of-Hers enduring a frustrating reading with one of her assistants. The Llyranesi academic has been blinded by her encounter with the wrathful spirit and is in a sour mood because of it (not that she was particularly fun to be around before). Pleasantries are exchanged and she recalls her tale of woe to the adventurers. Ravenstongue and Vaera display some aptitude with identifying lost languages and the assistant is rudely dismissed.
The group as a whole works through some of the recovered artifacts to try and piece together information on the creature referred to as 'Hope-Blinded.' Shilde is troubled by the mauling of the elf woman and tales of corrupted fey. Skielstregar takes interest in Ikshama's tattoos. Telamon and the Khazadi druid find verse and translate it with Ravenstongue's aid. It seems this creature is a lost forest guardian corrupted by some twist of fate.
Perhaps they can find her lost pieces and restore her to some former glory?
- Encounter 1, social: CR 5 XP1600
- (1) Ikshama-of-Hers, Llyranesi Adept 7 (CR5, XP1600)